THE GEORGIA DOCTOR WHO SOLD BABIES

During his lifetime Thomas Hicks (right) had a mixed reputation in McCaysville, where he treated locals for everyday ailments while also performing illegal abortions and selling babies – a sideline few knew about – at his clinic (far right). “Some thought he was horrible,” says Blasio, “but he was also loved by a lot of people.”

Hicks was McCaysville’s doctor, but he was responsible for a terrible ethical crime, too.

The Hicks clinic at the centre of the scandal.